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Bhote Kosi Flood: Scale, Response, and the Urgency to Relocate

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Three weeks after a catastrophic glacial flood devastated the Bhote Kosi and Trisuli basins, scientific assessments reveal unprecedented flood velocities as experts and local leaders urge settlement relocation.

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A suspension bridge and stone buildings along a rugged mountain slope in the Bhote Kosi river basin.
Nepali Times

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    Three weeks after a catastrophic glacial debris flood tore through the Bhote Kosi and Trisuli river corridors on 26 August, Nepal is confronting a monumental recovery task alongside intensifying demands to overhaul riverside settlement planning. According to reporting by Nepali Times, approximately 1,400 bodies have been recovered from the disaster, though only 104 have been identified and returned to families, with more than 6,000 people still unaccounted for.

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